The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. Iowa Senator Charles Grassley discusses farm legislation on Capitol Hill. 

House Ag Committee Democrats will vote next week for their party leader. Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig and California's Jim Costa will attempt to unseat Georgia's David Scott. 

The USDA will begin more extensive testing for H5N1 in dairy cattle and milk and agriculture leaders in Washington continue to work for economic assistance and a new farm bill. 

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says Congress has no choice but to provide financial assistance to farmers who have suffered economic losses or severe weather events. 

A delay in action on renewable fuel regulations by the Treasury Department is impacting demand for feedstocks for the first quarter of 2025. Recent Biden administration regulations may come under review by the 119th Congress.